Oh, boy. Okay. Paisano’s Pizza has released a new commercial advertising their “Big Time BOGO” pizza special on Sundays. The ad stars some familiar faces in an unfamiliar role.
May we present Andre Burakovsky and Devante Smith-Pelly … “acting?”
By Brennin Weiswerda 1 month ago
Leading up to the Capitals banner-raising ceremony on October 3, we’ll be sharing content from the summer that we never got around to publishing. This series is entitled Stanley Cup stories.
Three days after the Washington Capitals vanquished the Vegas Golden Knights in five games and secured the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, the team made its first public appearance in Washington DC.
Alex Ovechkin was scheduled to throw out the first pitch ahead of a Washington Nationals game, but little was known about how the team would be honored or what they’d be doing with the Stanley Cup.
Up to that point, the DMV area was desperate to celebrate with the team and they finally got their first chance approximately ten minutes before the first pitch of the Giants and Nationals.
The Capitals, including majority owner Ted Leonsis, team president Dick Patrick, and head coach Barry Trotz, lined up in the stairs leading to the Nationals clubhouse. And then everyone waited. As the anticipation of the Capitals’ appearance grew, a loud Let’s Go Caps! chant rang across the stadium. The sound hit me on the field like a sack of potatoes.
Eventually, Nationals PA announcer Jerome Hruska introduced DC’s first championship-winning team in over two decades, and Ovechkin walked the Cup up the dugout steps to a loud ovation. His teammates, who appeared ragged from days of intense partying, followed in tow.
After getting molly-whopped by the Indianapolis Colts during their home opener, the Washington Redskins turned out an impassioned performance against the Green Bay Packers, defeating future Hall of Famer Aaron Rogers 31-17 at a soggy FedEx Field.
Much like the week before, Capitals players were in attendance. But this time they got to see a thrilling win and hang out with Washington Wizards superstar John Wall.
Brobeans Tom Wilson and Andre Burakovsky took in the game in a suite along with Devante Smith-Pelly and John Carlson.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 months ago
Devante Smith-Pelly, the playoff hero who chose to stay with the Washington Capitals despite better offers, is one of many Capitals players eager to start preparing for the season. Smith-Pelly is the latest to join the informal practices at Capitals MedStar Iceplex.
Meanwhile, Michal Kempny and Andre Burakovsky are flying back from overseas, both posting travel pictures on their Instagram accounts.
By Brennin Weiswerda 5 months ago
While working out with personal trainer Jonas Morin this summer, Andre Burakovsky has transformed into Andre Swoleakovsky.
On Thursday, the Swedish forward continued his training and was joined in the gym by the Colorado Avalanche’s Carl Soderberg. The Burracuda got very competitive.
To try and win a friendly jumping contest, Burakovsky removed his shorts.
By Brennin Weiswerda 6 months ago
Andre Burakovsky is spending his bye week vacationing in the Bahamas with Jakub Vrana and Devante Smith-Pelly.
Like his visit in 2016, Burakovsky visited Atlantis’s Dolphin Cay.
By Cara Bahniuk 1 year ago
The “brobeans” haven’t let the offseason stop them from poking fun at each other.
Monday morning, Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky posted a video to his Instagram account of a workout routine consisting of jumping very high. Burakovksky’s scores of followers were wowed by his frog-like leaps, but one comment stood out among the rest.
By Rachel Cohen 2 years ago
After missing four games due to an upper-body injury, TJ Oshie appears likely to be back in the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Flyers. Oshie practiced this morning with the team and reclaimed his top spot on the team’s first line.
“I was up with Nick & O in the practice, felt pretty good so we’ll see where we go in the next 24 hours.” Oshie said. “I’ve been trying to get back as quick as I can, or as quick as they’d let me.”
By Madeline Dement 2 years ago
On Monday, the Capitals spent their day at Topgolf for Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic’s Wish Upon A Par. The event gave Caps fans a unique opportunity to spend the day eating and golfing with their favorite players while raising funds for a fantastic non-profit organization. Many of the Wish Kids from Hockey Fights Cancer month attended and were reunited with their players.
The cherry on top was the beautiful 65 degree weather. Check out our favorite photos below. You’re going to love the Swede pics.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
Travis Yost recently discussed the utility of individual point percentage (IPP) in forecasting player performance. The article is a great introduction to IPP, so I recommend reading the entire thing if you’re not familiar with the concept.
Here’s a excerpt:
Another metric I like to look at is ‘Individual Point Percentage’ (“IPP“), which shows how frequently a player was awarded a point in an event his team (a) scored; and (b) the player was on the ice. Much like our on-ice save percentage example for defencemen, IPP regresses substantially towards league averages. On average, forwards usually receive a point on about 68 per cent of goals scored when they are on the ice. That number sits at about 30 per cent for defencemen.
Context is key: we simply can’t treat all players as equals in a hockey vacuum. Sidney Crosby(84.8 per cent) and Erik Karlsson (49.4 per cent) lead career IPP and it’s not a fluke – they’re constantly involved in the run of play, and as such, pick up extra points along the way. If we want to identify outliers, we must first observe strong deviations from the league norms, and then observe strong deviations from a player’s career norms.
Let’s apply this to the 2015-16 Capitals.
By Patrick Holden 3 years ago
